Sometimes my life is much more unpredictable than the wildest fantasies. How can a manly boxer, crushing rivals one after another, dream of having to walk on his heels in a woman's dress? Does the winner want to become weak?
The majority are inclined to consider such people mentally unhealthy, not wanting to admit that not everything in life can be adjusted to a certain extent. In my opinion, one thing is quite obvious: if a person is ready to go to his goal, despite the condemnation and misunderstanding of others, then he is normal than all normal. Thoughts like "why should a cute guy do this to themselves?" Do not leave you throughout the entire viewing, but all doubts evaporate when you see Nong Toom in the ring with a powdered face and red lips ... At that moment he was more like an ancient warrior, face, in order to give yourself a more warlike appearance. So fierce and so natural, not like anyone, and always unbeatable. With this little detail, the whole action seemed to take on some kind of sacred character. And the public blindly believed that the guy cleverly used the publicity stunt, playing the role of jester, amusing the crowd. If I were in the audience, I would not doubt that this was just an original PR move. "It seemed that the more cosmetics there were on my face, the stronger my opponents tried to beat me, so I beat them back even more." And only the closest knew that it was at such moments he could be himself.
Asanee Suwan, not being an actor in fact, brilliantly performed his role (for which he was recognized as the best actor of 2003), fully revealing the image of such an ambiguous hero. Despite the fact that muay thai wearing gloves is not so spectacular (the original look of muai boran is much more interesting), the battles shown in the film are simply magnificent.
One who is ready to be a laughing stock for all for the sake of being able to remain oneself shows a great courage. I admire this man and the history of his life, so artistically embodied in the screen of Ekachai Uekrongtham. The film left an indelible impression.